County Sports Partnership Update

For the latest news on what went on at the Executive Board meeting, ACCESS Across Staffordshire funding, the new video feature and Sporting Champion visits up for grabs, take a look at the County Sports Partnership update....

Shobnall hosts Special School stars

Athletes from the county's special schools were the stars of the day as Shobnall Leisure Centre hosted Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent's (SASSOT) Special Schools Sports Festival on Wednesday the 2nd of July. Over 200 pupils from 12 of the County's Special Schools enjoyed a day to remember ......

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Youth Games inspires Olympic hopefuls

Over 550 young athletes from across the county competed in Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent's Youth Games at Stoke-on-Trent's Fenton Manor Sports Complex and Newcastle-under-Lyme's Roe Lane Playing Fields on the 5th July....

Coaches Conference

The Coaches Conference is an annual event with this year's being held on 12th October at Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent.  There will be an extensive range of workshops available and the guest speaker for this year is athletics Olympic medalist Mark Richardson....

New vinvolved teams in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

v is a national charity that encourages more young people from across England to volunteer. In Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent we want to inspire more young people aged 16-25 years to volunteer and promote what positive contributions they are already making in their local communities. It is our aim to make volunteering more accessible to young people so that everyone has the opportunity to get involved....

Tony's big splash

South Staffordshire Council's Leisure Services Manager is celebrating after being selected to Referee the swimming events in the Paralympic Games in Beijing later this year....

Flying the Flag - London 2012

A number of 'Flying the Flag - London 2012' events are taking place across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent on Sunday 24 August. These events mark the handover from Beijing to London and the start of a four year journey for the UK and Staffordshire which aims to ensure that the 2012 Games are a resounding success and achieve wide ranging benefits for people in the County....

Staffordshire pupil wins trip to 2008 Paralympic Games

Ten-year-old Reece Berrisford from St Peter's C of E (Aided) Primary School in Caverswall, Stoke-on-Trent is celebrating after having won a five-day trip to the Beijing Paralympic Games which run from 6-17 September.

The Visa Trip Package includes flights and accommodation, tickets to the Opening Ceremony and sporting events, along with visits to key cultural and tourist sites....

Staffordshire Cricket update

It's been a great month for Staffordshire Cricket with a number of players receiving representative honours and a launch of a brand new website....

27 Little Stoke young cricketers playing representative cricket

An incredible 27 young players have been selected for either Staffordshire Youth Charity or District Squads in 2008. This figure has got to be a record for any club in Staffordshire with the highest numbers coming from Little Stoke's Girls Squad....

Your game, your say, our goal

Staffordshire FA is pleased to announce the launch of its new strategy for 2008-2012. The strategy has been formulated on the back of an intensive consultation process both through events and online questionnaires and dovetails the FA's National Strategy.

Schools go FA cup crazy

Rowley Park in Stafford was the venue for the annual E.ON National FA Cup Schools Day organised by Staffordshire Football Association. FA Charter Standard Schools from all over the County converged on Stafford to take part in the festival on Wednesday 18th June....

Introducing the new Staffordshire Netball Development Officer

Rugeley swimming pool public opening

Cannock Chase Council is pleased to announce the public opening weekend of Rugeley swimming pool on Saturday 26^th and Sunday 27^th July 2008.  The swimming pool, multi-purpose room and extension to the fitness suite are all part of a £4.25m extension to the four year old Leisure Centre. This project has been made possible by £500,000 National Lottery funding through Sport England's Community Investment Fund....

Schools out and it's time to PLAY

NEW FOR 2008 -  schools out and our new team of Play Rangers will be out and about in various local parks and open spaces across the district.... 

Summer's arrived at Stafford Borough

There's a lot going on as part of Stafford Borough Council's summer holiday activity scheme so check out their '5 Alive' project, athletics star:track programme and 0-16's free swim to see what's on offer....

Stoke-on-Trent Youth Offending Fit Academy

Young people who are in contact with the Youth Offending Service in Stoke-on-Trent and have a keen interest in sport have been offered the opportunity to improve their fitness and achieve the ASDAN award for Sport and Fitness. The young people take part in a variety of activities to promote healthy lifestyles and assess their fitness over the duration of the course....

Sport England Update

Catch up on all the latest Sport England updates including sports information packs and comparative sport data, and sport revealed as a priority for local authorities...

And finally....

And finally for some more information on bringing leisure to you and what been going on at Newcastle (Staffs) Volleyball Club, take a look at our 'notice board' page....